Trap.



S. M. THORNTON.

BEET UNLOADEB.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.17, 190s.

Patented Oct. 0, 19.08.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ANDREW O. THOMP- SON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wolverton, in the county of WVilkin' and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Traps, of which the following 1s a specification. This invention is an improvement in traps and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of arts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a trap embodying my invention. Fi 2 is an end elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 1s a side view illustrating a somewhat ifi'erent construction.

The trap as shown comprises the opposing 'aws A and B, rovided with spurs an and preferab yreversel curved as shown.

e aw 'A consists 0 two sections A s aced apart at A forming an intermediate ot in which the jaw B operates, and the said jaw B operates in the same lane with the jaw A, and extends within t e slot A across the circular space A within the 'aw A, as best shown in Fi 1 of the drawlng. The jaw A is arrangeg at one end of the base C, whose other end is upturned at C, and continued forming the arm 0*, as shown, and is povided with a dog D, pivoted at one end at to the arm 0, and arrarzged at its other end to engage ratchet teeth on the base 0. This construction is ially desirable in large or heavy traps or catching large or strong e, as it prevents the game from pushingt e jaws a art and escaping after the jaws have once n sprung. The jaw A it will be noticed is in circular form, and the jaw B extends diametricall across the same, and operates in the slot tween Y en the trap is set as shown in Fig. 1, the jaw B will be pushed away from the will be held r E in the form of a bar pivoted at E7, an having an upwardly projecting arm E en ging with a pin pivoted at one end at and adapted to be carried over the side sections of the jaw A, as shown in the jaw-B and across the slot A with its free end enga d by the upwardly extended arm of the tug r, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.. This arm 0 the trigger may preferably be curved into hook form as shown in Figs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Appllottiqn filed-April as, not. Berlal na'mut'z;

K Patented Oct. 20 1908.

,1 and 2, and the body of the. triggerE may be curved toconform generally to the curvatureof the jaw B. I r

In operation when the trap is set as shown in Fi 1, if an animal passing through the ring-s aped jaw A, treads on the trigger E it will release the trap and permit the jaws to spring toward eac other thus impaling the animal and instantly killing the anima thus making the trap humane.

The pin, teeth, or spurs A on both sections of the jaw A.

A stop block A may be provided between the sectlons A at the top of the trap to prevent the jaw B from jumping out. at such point when the trap is sprung.

In Fig. 3 I show a trap which can be cheaply made of spring wire and will be found useful in making the small sizes of tra s.

claim- 1. The trap herein described, comprising a base having a ring-shaped jaw at one end composed of two sections spaced apart forming a slot between, the other end of the base being upturned and extended forming an arm, a jaw carried by saidarm and curved reversel to the first said jaw, and a trigger for hol ing said jaws apart, the jaws being provided with opposing teeth or spurs, a dog carried by the jaw su porting arm, and ratchet teeth on the base f br engagement by said dog, substantially as set forth.

2. A trap including a ring-shaped jaw composed of sections spaced apart forming an intermediate slot, and an opposing jaw operating in the said slot.

3. The combination in a trap of a base having ratchet teeth, a ring-shaped jaw on one end of the base and having sections spaced apart, an opposing jaw operating in said space between the sections of the first jaw, an arm carryin said opposing jaw, and provided with a 0g engaging with the ratchet on the base, and a trigger for holding said olpposing jaw, 4. he combination in a trap of a ringshaped jaw composed of sections side by side, an opposing jaw operating between said sections and in a direction arallel to the planes thereof, and trigger evices for holding the jaw, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination in a trap of the main jaw and an opposing jaw, a pivoted trigger having a body portion and an arm projectare provided Theimplement is provided with a tongue 16 whose rear extremity is secured to the top beam 6 by a metal strap 17 whose extremities are secured to the beam 6 on opposite sides of the tongue as shown at 18 by means of two of the bolts 10 employed in securing the teeth to the beam. The strap is secured to the tongue at the top by means of .a vertically disposed bolt 19 and the tongue is further secured to the beam 6 by a vertical bolt 19.

The bar 7 is connected with the tongue by brace rods 20 whose forward extremities are secured to the tongue on opposite sides thereof by a bolt 21. The rear extremities of these braces are connected with the bar by two of the bolts 13 which pass through openings formed in the rear extremities of the braces. These braces diverge from each other as they extend rearwardly from the tongue.

The top beam 6 is connected with the tongue by relat'vely long brace rods 22 whose forward extremities are secured to the tongue byabolt 23 while their rear extremities engage the beam underneath and are secured thereto by vertically disposed bolts 24:.

To the rear extremity of the tongue is secured a rearwardly inclined arm 25 by means of bolts 26. This arm extends rearwardly of the head 5 and is employed by an operator as a lever in forcing the teeth 8 downwardly among the beets during the operation of hauling a quantity of them from the wagon body in which they are contained.

To the forward extremity of the tongue is attached a clevis to which a chain 28 may be attached. This chain may be of. any desired length, that may be necessary in order to have the team which is connected with the tongue, as far away as may be required in order to successfully operate the device.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improved device will be readily understood. The wagon body from which the beets are to be removed,,generally has its sides hinged whereby one side mav be let down for unloading purposes.

are pulled or drawn so to speak downwardly among the beets thus placing a considerable quantity of the latter in front of the teeth. As the team continues to move, these beets are dragged from the wagon body. This operation may be repeated as often as necessary or until the entire load is removed.

In case it is desired to load beets upon wagons from silos or piles, the operation of course would be reversed. That is to say the wagon would be suitably located and the teeth of the device forced down among the beets of the pile or silo and they would be dragged upon the wagon body instead of from it as in unloading.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An unloader comprising a tongue, and a head rigidly connected with the rear extremity of the tongue, the said head being composed of teeth and two transverse beams one connected with the upper extremities of the teeth and the other connected with the teeth intermediate their extremities and in the rear thereof.

2. An unloader comprising a head and a tongue, the rear extremity of the tongue being centrally connected with the top of the head, the said head being composed of teeth, a transverse top beam and a transverse lower beam, theupper extremities of the teeth being securedto the top beam, the teeth being attached to the lower beam intermediate their extremities, the lower beam being in the rear of the teeth, and braces connecting the tongue with the upper and lower beams, substantially as described.

3. An'unloader comprising ahead and a tongue, the head having transverse upper and lower beams, and teeth attached to said beams, the rear extremity of the tongue being connected with the upper beam, and braces connecting the two beams with the tongue, substantially as described.

4. An unloader comprising a tongue and a head, the head being composed of a series of teeth, and transverse beams to which the teeth are attached, the rear extremity of the tongue being attached to the central part of head at a central point, and the operating arm being connected with the tongue and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the head, substantially as described.

7. An unloader comprising a head having a series of teeth, a tongue having its rear extremity rigidly connected with the top of the head, and an operating arm extending upwardly and rearwardly from the head, substantially as described.

8. An implement of the class described, comprising a frame work, a tongue centrally connected with the frame work and depending teeth, each tooth being composed of a section of pipe bent double, forming front and rear members whose upper extrenfiities are connected with the frame at separated points, the bend of each pipe section forming the lower extremity of the tooth.

9. An implement of the class described, comprising a transverse top beam, a tongue connected with said beam at a central point, and a series of teeth extending downwardly from the beam, eachtooth being composed of a section of pipe bent double to form forward and rearward members whose upper extremities are secured to opposite sides of the top beam, the bend in the pipe section forming the point of each tooth, substantially as described.

10. An implement of the class described, comprising a transverse top beam, a tongue attached to said beam, a series of teeth com posed of bent pipe sectionshaving forward and rearward members whose upper extremities are attached to the said beam, the bend of each pipe section forming the point of a tooth, and a transverse bar attached to the rear members of the teeth and located in the rear thereof, braces connecting the said beam with the tongue, and other braces connecting the said bar with the tongue, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STUART M. THORNTON.

Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, J ESSIE HOBART. 

